FVXX20 KWBC 260730
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED: 2001FEB26/0730Z  VAAC: WASHINGTON
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VOLCANO: SOUFRIERE HILLS 1600-05
LOCATION: 1643N 6211W    AREA: CARIBBEAN
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ADVISORY NUMBER: 2001/126

INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-8 INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.
WINDS FORECAST FROM THE AVIATION MODEL. MONTSERRAT VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUAL ROCKFALLS PRODUCING A STEADY LOW
LEVEL ASH PLUME.    
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH 26/0645Z SHOWS NO
ASH ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL ASH IS NOT USUALLY VISIBLE IN INFRARED
IMAGERY.  THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORTED THAT AROUND
25/2300Z THE VOLCANO WAS PRODUCING A LARGE QUANTITY OF ASH MOVING
TO THE SOUTH AT AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF FL080. 

TRAJECTORY: ASH FROM SUMMIT LEVEL UP TO FL100 WOULD MOVE TOWARD
THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. 
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OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY 26/1330Z. 
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORIES OFTEN
ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT
INTERNET URL ADDRESS   
HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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